Living with interstitial cystitis

Posted 10/10/18

As women, we develop many aches and pains.

Many are pelvic pains if we experience anything at all. 

I have lived with this pain for the last 2 years, not knowing what caused it.  …

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Living with interstitial cystitis

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As women, we develop many aches and pains.
Many are pelvic pains if we experience anything at all. 
I have lived with this pain for the last 2 years, not knowing what caused it. 
My symptoms started as feeling faint, nauseated and extreme pelvic pain. 
Everyone’s symptoms can be different. 
After a visit to my doctor, I made an appointment with my OBGYN. 
After an ultrasound, I was diagnosed with cystic ovaries. 
My treatment plan was birth control pills. 
After 3 different types of birth control pills, I still had no relief.
It was time for a second opinion. 
After 2 long years and a laparoscopic procedure, lesions were removed and I was diagnosed with interstitial cystitis. 
Interstitial cystitis is a chronic pain that affects your bladder. 
It has many symptoms including the urge to urinate, painful sexual intercourse, chronic bladder and pelvic pain and nausea. 
Unfortunately, interstitial cystitis has no cure. 
In 2002, the United States amended the Social Security Act to include interstitial cystitis as a disability. The first guidelines for diagnosis and treatment were released by a Japanese research team in 2009. 
The American Urological Association released the first American clinical guidelines for diagnosis and treatment in 2011.
Yes, this is now being brought to the  attention of women.
For now, I take everything slowly, care for my body and health, be cautious of my diet, take the prescribed medicines and bare the pain and other symptoms that come with it. 
For more information, visit https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/interstitial-cystitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20354357 .  
If you or a loved one suffer from interstitial cystitis and would share your story with me, email me at j
ewel.lexchron@gmail.com . You’re not fighting alone.

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